AccelLAB is a CRO that evaluates safety/efficacy of medical implants with large animal models under GLP. On-site surgeries are performed in surgical suites equipped with CT-scan and C-arm Fluoroscopy. Implantation is followed by histology, imaging, hematology/biochemistry. Imaging modalities also include MRI, X-Ray and Micro CT. Pathology reports are then provided by experienced pathologists. AccelLAB is accredited by AAALAC International.

AIP Publishing is a scholarly publisher in the physical and related sciences that provides a comprehensive collection of highly cited peer reviewed journals. AIP Publishing’s portfolio of 17 journals includes prestigious titles such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Chemical Physics.http://journals.aip.org

Aldrich Materials Science provides performance materials for use in biomedical, alternative energy, and electronics research and manufacturing. The Company enables innovation through its Centers of Excellence in Hard Materials, Polymers and Organic Electronics, as well as through our catalog, collaborations, and custom development and manufacturing services. For more information, visit www.sigma-aldrich.com/matsci.

American Elements' catalog of more than 15,000 products makes it the world’s largest manufacturer devoted exclusively to advanced materials in industrial bulk and laboratory/research quantities. Our development programs have been a key source for academic and corporate research and new product development for over two decades, ushering in many of the fundamental technological breakthroughs since 1990 including LED lighting, smartphones, and electric cars.

Anton Paar is a leading supplier of measuring instruments that provides surface characterization with streaming potential. The Anton Paar SurPASS system provides convenient and reliable measurement of zeta potential and adsorption kinetics for biomaterials including granules, flat surfaces and fibers. Optimized cells, automatic pH and surfactant titration allow for automated characterization of biomaterials.

Bezwada Biomedical LLC is a privately-held biomaterials company that offers absorbable polymers beyond PLGA. The company develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary absorbable monomers and polymers for various biomedical applications. It has state-of-the-art R&D facilities in the USA and India. It has a strong technology and product portfolio comprising absorbable polyurethanes, functionalized drugs and amino acid based monomers for developing combination devices. We also offer standard absorbable polymers, custom synthesis and contract research on absorbable polymers for biomedical applications. Please visit us at www.bezwadabiomedical.com or email us at info@bezwadabiomedical.com

IOP Publishing is an international, not-for-profit, learned society publisher. We are a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of peer-reviewed scientific research. We offer renowned journals, such as Biomedical Materials and Biofabrications.

Biomomentum provides instruments and services for biomechanical testing.
The Mach-1™ is a mechanical tester designed for compression, tension, shear, and torsion testing. It can be configured for automatic mapping on articular cartilage surfaces through indentation. The Arthro-BST™ is a medical device for the measurement of compression-induced streaming potentials of articular cartilage during arthroscopy.

At Boston Scientific, we are committed to transforming lives through meaningful innovation that solves healthcare’s toughest problems. We work collaboratively to develop solutions that matter most to those suffering from debilitating and life threatening conditions and the healthcare professionals who provide their care. To get there, it takes courage, it takes heart, and it takes all of us working together to advance science for life.

Wound healing and infection research is our specialty at BRIDGE PTS. We offer expertise in evaluating drugs and medical devices for their wound healing, antimicrobial and anti-biofilm efficacy using in vitro and in vivo models that closely resemble human disease. For more information visit www.BRIDGEPTS.com.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. Within this broad mission, BWF has two primary goals: to help scientists early in their careers develop as independent investigators and to advance fields in the basic biomedical sciences that are undervalued or in need of particular encouragement.

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. is a contract research organization specializing in materials. We partner with our clients to solve problems utilizing our multi-disciplinary research team and full service laboratory. We provide materials, testing and engineering solutions for clients worldwide.

CBSET is a preclinical research organization that offers a full range of GLP and non-GLP services, ranging from early product evaluation to preclinical safety, to physician assessment and training. CBSET specializes in the development and application of techniques in the fields of cardiology, electrophysiology, orthopedics, wound healing, regenerative medicine, endoscopy/laparoscopy, cellular therapy, and diagnostic imaging.

Taylor and Francis Group/CRC Press is a leading publisher of technical references and textbooks in Biomaterials. Review new and bestselling books and receive 20-50% off on conference specials. Review our journal selections and pick up complimentary copies. Talk to us about being a CRC Press Author!

The DiaPharma Group supplies diagnostic and research reagents for the investigation of thrombotic potential, anticoagulation, hemostasis and vascular biology. Please visit DiaPharma to learn about the latest products for heparin assays, thrombin generation, and platelet function testing.

At the forefront of biomaterial production is LACTEL® Absorbable Polymers, the first commercial supply of biodegradable polyesters in the U.S. For decades we have supplied GMP excipients for biomaterial use world-wide. At our new, state-of-the art facility in Birmingham, Alabama we continue to pioneer commercial scale production of medical-grade polymers.

We help institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Combining content with technology, supported by operational efficiency, we turn information into actionable knowledge. Elsevier empowers knowledge which empowers those who use it.

EnvisionTEC is a world leader in Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing equipment. Using a team of in house experts in chemical, software, optical, mechanical, and electrical engineering, envisionTEC was highly successful in producing the most reliable Rapid Prototyping system in the world using its core based technology of selective light modulation, which is currently being utilized in its DLP® based systems. EnvisionTEC also has close to 12 years experience in the field of Tissue Engineering with the widely accepted 3D-Bioplotter® system, with which numerous in vitro and in vivo experiments have been successfully conducted and published.

Exogenesis is commercializing proprietary nanoscale surface modification technologies that have been successfully commercialized in the semi-conductor and industrial optics industries. The process is non-additive: it is not a coating. NanoAccel™ has the ability to alter and control surface properties to promote tissue integration, reduce biofilm formation, promote antiadhesive properties to platelets and provide a superior drug or protein eluting property without the use of polymers.

The Michelson Prize & Grants program provides grants of up to $750,000 to researchers worldwide to pursue permanent nonsurgical spay/neuter technologies for cats and dogs. The $25–million Michelson Prize will be awarded to the first entity to develop the successful product.
For more information, visit www. michelsonprizeandgrants.org.

FORUSORB® is a trade mark of Foryou Medical, which has over 10 years’ experience in medical biomaterial field. With strong technical strength, we have developed a series of biodegradable polyester monomers and polymers for pharmacy, medical device, chemical synthesis and tissue engineering.

Hysitron® is dedicated to the development of next-generation solutions for nano- and microscale materials characterization. Highly awarded technology including in-situ techniques for bio- related studies, such as NanoScratch, NanoWear as well as Fluorescent Microscopy or Raman Spectroscopy is continually developed and improved giving broad range of unprecedented characterization capabilities.

Biomedical Materials celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a number of special issues and events. Visit the journal homepage for more information iopscience.org/bmm Biofabrication (iopscience.org/bf) focuses on research regarding the use of cells, proteins and biological
materials as building blocks to manufacture biological systems and/or therapeutic products.

At Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC), we are using our breadth, scale and experience to reimagine the way healthcare is delivered and help people live longer, healthier lives. In a radically changing environment, we are making connections across science and technology to combine our own expertise in surgery, orthopaedics and interventional solutions with the big ideas of others to design and deliver physician and patient-centric products and solutions.

JPK Instruments supplies nanoscale solutions worldwide for researchers in the bio, life and materials sciences and is a worldleading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Optical Tweezers instrumentation. The NanoWizard AFMs offer premium spatial resolution while
simultaneously being able to correlate sample topography and mechanics at near native/physiological imaging conditions. JPKs CellHesion and ForceRobot platforms are tailored for force spectroscopy on molecules and single cells while being fully integrated with inverted optical microscopes.

Lifecore Biomedical specializes in the aseptic filling and raw material manufacturing of sodium hyaluronate and more recently, the Corgel™ BioHydrogel kits. Hyaluronan and Corgel are being utilized and evaluated in applications that range from ophthalmics and tissue engineering to orthopedics, wound healing and aesthetics, along with several other medical fields.

The Materials Research Society (MRS), renowned for its Spring and Fall Meetings, now offers its members FREE unlimited online access to the MRS Bulletin, the MRS Online Proceedings Library (with over 100,000 proceedings papers, many devoted to biomedical and biomaterials research), and MRS Communications, a new full-color, high-impact letters and prospective journal introduced in 2011. Visit www.mrs.org for details.

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Based in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI has the mission to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. Our 212 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals are supported by over 35,500 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is freely available and all content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

The Michelson Prize & Grant in Reproductive Biology offers a $25 million prize and grants of up to $250,000 per year for scientists to pursue development of a single dose, permanent, non-surgical sterilant for cats and dogs. For more information or to apply for funding, visit http://michelson.foundanimals.org.

MPI Research is a preclinical and early clinical CRO that provides discovery, surgery, safety evaluation, bioanalytical, and analytical services. We exceed expectations through consistency and quality, with a commitment to communication and innovation, delivering benefits throughout all phases of development. Learn how we can go beyond for you at www.mpiresearch.com.

Nanosurf develops and manufactures unique scanning probe microscopes to help researchers easily and reliably acquire and analyze bio-mechanical structural information with picoNewton resolution. Nanosurf has established a world-wide reputation of offering its customers a range of products and services that are reliable, cost-effective, and easy-to-use.

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is committed to improving human health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. The Institute is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences
with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care.www.nibib.nih.gov.

The network "Biomolecular Regenerative Methods and Nanobiotechnology in Medical Technology" (BioNanoMedTech) represents a broad platform of biomolecular expertise and biomedical engineering for regenerative medicine, improvement of biomaterials, and manufacturing of medical devices. The network covers all parts of the regenerative medicine value chain starting with basic research up to production, marketing and sales. The members of BioNanoMedTech are part of several public funded projects, and experienced in international cooperation as well.

Nitta Gelatin is a multinational manufacturer of food & pharmaceutical gelatin and collagen, and is also the maker of beMatrix™ Low Endotoxin Gelatin. beMatrix™ gelatin is a natural biomaterial designed for the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine markets. Applications
include cell transplantation, hydrogels, scaffolding, DDS, tissue adhesion and 3D printing.

NOF exhibits Lipidure ®, a series of polymers consisting of phosphorylcholine group which is extremely biocompatible thanks to the same structure as a polar group of phospholipid existing in human cell membrane. Lipidure® can be used for various kinds of medical devices to prevent blood clotting and suppress protein/cell adhesion.

Paladin Medical offers a full range of medical product regulatory, clinical and technical contract services to the medical device industry. We have been providing our award-winning services to the medical device industry since 1987.

PreClinical Research Services offers GLP and non-GLP services to support pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicology studies, vascular and surgical models. Our expertise with purpose-bred small and large animal species allows us to efficiently support drug and medical device development. We provide rapid startup times and turnaround to manage our clients’ needs.

Polymer Solutions (PSI) is an independent testing lab comprised of passionate scientists who use chemical analysis and physical testing to solve and prevent material challenges. PSI is FDA Registered, cGMP Compliant, ISO 17025 Accredited, and DEA Licensed. Our clients range from the largest companies to small and promising innovative startups.

Powered Research, LLC is a preclinical CRO with a focus on serving life science and R&D companies needing high quality non-GLP studies. We specialize in ophthalmic models and our scientific team also has extensive expertise in toxicology, dosing studies, oncology, immunology,
and surgical models to suit drug and device companies.

Proxy Biomedical is a leading original design manufacturer (ODM) for tissue engineering biomaterials and medical device components. Using proprietary expertise the company supports textile, nonwoven, biologic, coating, and micromachined product platforms for advanced surgical implants, tissue engineering biomaterials, and combination devices. Proxy Biomedical works with resorbable and nonresorbable materials from concept development to manufacturing and commercialization.

Regenerative Biomaterials is a fully open access, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishing the latest advances in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. The journal provides a forum for the publication of original research papers, reviews, clinical case reports, commentaries, and perspectives on the topics relevant to the development of advanced regenerative biomaterials concerning novel regenerative technologies and therapeutic approaches for the regeneration and repair of damaged tissues and organs.

Rheolution Inc. specializes in the development of scientific instruments for mechanical monitoring of soft materials. The ElastoSens(TM) Bio2 is the first instrument that measures in real time, without contact and nondestructively short- and longterm viscoelasticity evolution of soft
hydrogels, biomaterials and cell cultures confined in a sterile and detachable sample holder.

Scanco Medical (www.microCT.com) in the leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art x-ray micro-CT scanners (in vitro and in vivo). The scanners, together with built-in analysis and visualization software provide for a 3-dimensional quantitative measurements. Scanco Medical also offers contract based micro-CT scanning services for academic and industrial groups.

Secant Medical® designs and manufactures biomedical textiles and other structures for medical devices. Employing medical fabric engineering technologies, we blend polymeric, metallic and resorbable biomaterials to create custom, high-performance structures that are used in the
cardiovascular, general surgery, neurovascular, orthopedic and regenerative medicine fields. Built on a 70-year history, we’re committed to the future of biomaterials and their role in the healing process and are actively engaged in research partnerships to advance next-generation
biomaterial development. Secant Medical is a business unit of Fenner PLC, a worldwide leader in reinforced polymer engineering headquartered in Yorkshire, England.

Spire Biomedical is a leading provider of biotechnology surface engineering services for improving the performance of implantable medical devices. Spire Biomedical offers customized coatings and surface treatments to meet a variety of needs such as reduced wear, enhanced bone in-growth, antimicrobial properties, radiopacity and a range of other performance characteristics.

Spraybase® is the world’s first integrated instrument that enables electrospinning and electrospraying technologies for life science applications. Compatible with a diverse range of polymers, chemicals and biologics, Spraybase® accelerates science. The Spraybase® instrument offers
a complete solution to users investigating electrospraying and electrospinning applications. Designed with your ease of use, safety, flexibility and scalability in mind the Spraybase® instrument fits in your lab and is useable by all researchers with varying levels of experience in science and engineering. Compatible with many different electrospray and electrospinning applications, the Spraybase® instrument can be used to form colloids and fibers of varying shape and size depending on your specification or application. The Spraybase® instrument offers a complete solution to you for investigating electrospraying and electrospinning applications.

Surface Measurement Systems develops and engineers innovative experimental techniques and instrumentation for physicochemical characterization of solid state materials. We are the world leaders in Dynamic Vapor Sorption technology and Inverse Gas Chromatography instrumentation and solutions, providing professional world-class scientific and technical support for our international customers

Tepha Inc. is a supplier of medical devices focused on its proprietary P4HB polymer technology. Tepha's products are designed and developed to elevate, support and reinforce areas of soft tissue weakness as well as to stimulate tissue healing and regenerative processes. Commercial mesh and suture products based on Tepha's resorbable P4HB polymer technology are currently utilized in the fields of hernia repair; orthopedic soft tissue repair; general wound repair; and plastic and reconstructive surgery through Tepha's wholly owned subsidiary, Galatea Inc.

TESco Associates, Inc. was founded in 1980 as a plastics engineering consulting firm. Today, TEScoâ€™s services focus solely on bio-absorbable polymeric implants. TESco provides critical success in material selection and development, mold design and fabrication, and solution of manufacturing difficulties from early concept stages through clinical trials. These services are continued with contract manufacturing of the bioabsorbable device(s).

Wake Forest Innovations accelerates the journey from discovery to commercialization. Through open innovation with industry we transform ideas, discoveries and inventions into high-value health care products. We provide industry access to Wake Forest’s proprietary technologies for licensing,basic science scholarship, and specialized preclinical and clinical research services.

Wiley is the leading society publisher. We publish on behalf of more societies and membership associations than anybody else, and offer libraries and individuals 1250 online journals, thousands of books and e-books, reviews, reference works, databases, and more. For more information, visit www.wiley.com, or our online resource: onlinelibrary.wiley.com.

Woodhead Publishing is a leading independent publisher of new science and technology. In the field of biomedical engineering, we publish professional, academic and research-based books that present developments in medical devices and in biomaterials science. Each volume contains expert knowledge and invaluable research findings from an international contributor base.

Zeus is dedicated to advanced polymer research and collaborative development with established companies and start-ups to advance next generation medical devices and therapies. We offer precision extrusion of advanced polymeric biomaterials including Absorv® absorbable polymers, electrospun nano-fibrous materials and Aeos® ePTFE, as well as a host of value-added services and unparalleled technical support.

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